Swiss dairy processor Emmi Group has gradually been expanding its international goat’s milk network since 2010. By taking a 66%
- Lidl’s five year investment into British food businesses to reach £21 billion Lidl GB is on track to invest a total of £21 billion in the British food industry by the end of FY24, exceeding its original five-year commitment of £15 billion...
- UK Food System Net Zero plan outlines how industry and government can achieve ambitious 2050 emission reduction targets The Institute for Grocery Distribution (IGD) has released the report, A Net Zero Transition Plan for the UK Food System, providing a framework for the food sector to achieve 70% emissions...
- Growing costs present major challenge to Ireland’s foodservice sector – Bord Bia Findings from Bord Bia’s annual Foodservice Market Insights report, show that the Irish ‘out of home’ sector increased by 5.2% in value and overall industry turnover surpassed €9.8 billion across both...
- €500 million sale of Kerry Dairy Ireland to Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Kerry Group plc has entered into an agreement with Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Limited to sell Kerry Dairy Holdings (Ireland) Limited to the co-op for a total expected consideration of €500...
- Belfast-based Cocktail Keg Company secures £1.2 million of investment to grow its business A Belfast company, which creates the world’s only freshly batched cocktails, has attracted £1.2 million in funding to grow its business from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI), managed...
The Ferrero Group is acquiring the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavoured snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses from Kellogg
Coca-Cola Great Britain will expand its portfolio with the launch of Coca-Cola Energy, the first energy drink released under the
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales growth of 1.4% during the 12 weeks
Tetra Pak has announced the appointment of Charles Brand to the position of President of Tetra Pak Europe & Central
In 2018, Vion, the international meat group, finalised its four year business plan to invest in and modernise its production
Lakeland Dairies, the major Irish cross border dairy processing co-operative, has turned in an excellent business performance in 2018 with
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler by revenue, generating sales last year of €11.5 billion and operating
McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s leading global food service retailer with nearly 38,000 locations in over 100 countries around the world,
Millions of children across the EU will receive milk, fruit and vegetables under the EU’s School Scheme in 2019/2020. This
DuPont has completed construction on a new, state-of-the art probiotics fermentation unit at its Rochester, New York, facility. The unit,
Hilton Food Group, the leading specialist international food packing business, has reported a 21.5% increase in revenue to £1.649 billion
Danone has officially opened its new Nutricia Cuijk production facility in the Netherlands, marking the completion of a three-year journey
Two vertical ‘container farms’ capable of producing natural crops which are more nutritious, have far bigger yields – and are
Instinctif Partners is launching CrisisCommsOptic – the latest in its ‘family’ of online diagnostic tools – alongside CrisisOptic and RecallOptic.
Fever-Tree, the world’s leading supplier of premium carbonated mixers, increased revenue by 40% to to £237.4 million and adjusted EBITDA
ABP Food Group has confirmed that it will be extending its range of online beef products for Chinese consumers on
From 17–20 March 2019, over 27,000 professionals in the global food & drink industry travelled to ExCeL London for The
AG Barr, the UK-based soft drinks group, has reported a 5.6% increase in total revenue to £279.0 million and a
Nestlé has inaugurated a new Research & Development centre (R&D) in Beijing and a System Technology hub in Shenzhen. The
A national board has been brought together to oversee the delivery of an ambitious plan to boost food tourism in
Lantmännen, the Nordic region´s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products, has signed an agreement with Tate & Lyle,
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published analysis showing that food and drink exports have increased by only 2.5%
AB InBev has changed the name in of its UK and Irish business to Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I and opened
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a worldwide leader in poultry and prepared foods and the owner of Northern Ireland-based Moy Park, has
Mondelēz International has announced a partnership with The Hatchery Chicago, a non-profit food business incubator, as it ramps up its
Leading salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms is preparing to open its new salmon farm off Lober Rock in the Scapa
Last year’s hot summer boosted UK water drinks consumption by more than 7% to 4,267 million litres, according to a
Arla Foods’s new farming standards programme Arla UK 360 continues to gain traction as Morrisons becomes the first retailer to
As environmental awareness reaches new heights and the world’s population continues to rise, the issue of providing sustainable foods which
Nordzucker Group will concentrate its sugar production in Sweden at its factory in Örtofta and as part of this process
International dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina is exploring options to build a sustainable and innovative dairy processing plant in the Netherlands.
Crisp Sensation, global food coating system expert, has developed snack coatings that promise perfect, crispy results. With its latest innovation,
Heineken has officially opened its first brewery in Mozambique. The new brewery, incorporating the latest technologies, represents a US$100 million
Müller, the UK’s most popular yogurt brand[1], has launched its first ever range of natural yogurt. Made with milk from
AAK is ready to help manufacturers create pizzas with an innovative range of flaked fats that enhance crust quality, taste
Informa’s Agribusiness Intelligence, the leading provider of news, data, analysis and forecasts across the agricultural and commodities value chain, has
Jameson Irish whiskey, which is produced by Irish Distillers at Midleton Distillery in Cork, has entered the top 10 of
Danish Crown is going to build a position for itself as the world’s leading producer of sustainable meat. This will
Orkla, the Nordic region’s largest branded consumer goods company, has moved into new headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The move marks
Lars Lehmann has been appointed as Executive Vice President (EVP) for Carlsberg Group’s Eastern European region and as a member
The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show the Irish grocery market grew by 3.5% in the 12 weeks to 24
The European Parliament has approved a new set of EU rules that will blacklist practices, such as late payments for
Mondelēz International has taken a minority investment in Uplift Food, a US-based early-stage start-up focusing on prebiotic functional foods. This
Arla Foods and its 10,300 farmer owners have launched their most ambitious targets so far to accelerate the transition to
Leading ice cream company Froneri has launched Nuii – a brand new premium ice cream stick – in key markets
Despite the challenging market environment in 2018, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group once again continued its solid growth path and
Boparan Holdings, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has completed the sale of its Green Isle Brands and
One in four consumers believes vegetarian products should not be allowed to have meat-related names like sausage or burger, a
Greggs, the leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer in the UK, with over 1,950 retail outlets throughout the country, has reported a